Metal railroad tie



March'lO, 1925- y 1,529,310

J. HOJNOWSKI METAL RAILROAD TIE Filed Dec. 15, 1922 Patented Mar. 10,1925.

UNITED STATES JAKOB I-IOJ'NOWSKI, OF NEKOOSA, 'W'ISCONSIN.

METAL RAILROAD TIE.

Application filed December 13, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAKOB HOJNOWSKT, a citizen of Poland, residing atNekoosa, in the county of Wood and State of lVisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Metal Railroad Ties, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates generally to railroad track construction, havingparticular reference to a novel type of tie or sleeper, and to the meansfor securing the rail to the latter.

The invention has for an object to provide an improved type of railroadtie and track fastener which is inexpensive in construction andinstallation, and which permits of the ready replacement of the railwhen necessary.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. l of the drawings is a perspective view showing a section of arailroad track having the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the application to a sliding end orcross-over.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing one tie.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the tie, with the rail in placethereon.

Fig. 5 is av detail horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55 ofFig. 4.

Referring now to the drawings, the reference numeral 10 indicates a pairof track rails of ordinary construction. The improved ties or sleeperswhich I employ are made of metal.

As indicated in Fig. 4 I may employ either bolts such as 17 passedupwardly through said apertures 15 and having each a nut 18 threaded onits upper end and bean.

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ing on the base flange of the .rail,or I may employ a, stud 20 having alaterally offset head 21 similar to that of a railroad spike, this studhaving an aperture therein to receive a cotter pin 22 whereby it issecured against displacement. To prevent turning movement of the boltsor spikes the extreme side edges of the tie are bent downward as at 24to provide a channel to confine the heads of the bolts, or the cotterpins 22.

The tie shown in Fig. 3, comprises a top plate 12' and vertical wallmembers 13',

the metal being doubled upon itself at a distance from the side edgesthereof to form the vertical wall members 13. To hold the bolts 17against rotation the extreme side edges of the tie are bent downward asat 24 to provide a channel therebetween and the walls 12 in which theheads of the bolts are confined.

In Fig.1, I have shown my invention applied to a track at a switchpoint, the meeting rails being indicated at 25 and the cross connectingrods for theswitch points being shown at 26.

In Fig. 2 I have shown my invention applied at a crossing, the tiesbeingsuitably lengthened for this purpose, the diagonally crossing railsbeing indicated at 27.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

A pressed metal railroad tie comprising a single piece of sheet metaldoubled upon itself at points between its sides to form verticaldepending wall members and having its extreme side edges downturned,said tie being formed with apertures between the said wall members anddownturned edges to receive fastening elements.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

J AKOB HOJNOIVSKI.

